The Portland daily press., 1887-10-15
IT DOESN'T AGREE.
Points Where Stains Confession
Differs From the Evidence.

Hon. Josiah III. Drnmmond, who was en-
ployed by the trusteers of the Dexter Saw
ings Bank, in the prosecution of their claim
against the Barron estate, is familiar with
all the evidence given by witnesses at the
various hearings, bearing upon the death Of
Mr.. Barron. By request, Mr.. Drummond
has made comparison Of the printed state
ment of Stains confession, with his notes Of
evidence taken in court, and finds numerous
discrepancies.
Stain says, for example. that there were
several private offices" in the bank build
ing There were none. There was the post
office below, the savings bank and national
bank and nothing else on the second floor,
and the Masonic Hall on the third.
Stain says that Billy Scott took position
in the Masonic Hall, ''where he could watch
those who came in and out of the building"
In that case he must have opened front
window and the shutters, which were kept
closed, and must then have thrust his head
and shoulders out of the window, position
somewhat too conspicuous for gentleman
of Mr.. Scott's profession.
Stain says that late in the afternoon his
father and Cromwell 'et themselves into
the bank building by their false keys, and
locked the door after them" The fact is
that Barron unlocked the street door be-
tween and 10 o'clock in the morning; it re-
mained unlocked as late as half-past in the
afternoon, and was then left unlocked by
the cashier of the national bank, who passed
out at that time.
Stain says the robbers handcuffed Barron
and laid the key of the handouts on the
floor behind him." The key was found hid
den behind box, close to the wall.
stain says that his father and Cromwell
went out at the front door Of the building
himself out of the back window of the build
ing" The front door, as has been stated,
was unlocked all day, and if Scott got out OF
the back window and came around into the
street, he did so without leaving any tracks
on the snow that had fallen that afternoon.
Mr.. Drummond says that the whole state
ment attributed to Stain is full Of inaccu.
racles, as compared with the facts proved
in court. He has only pointed out the grosseI
errors, but there remain many others. The
facts are that Barron went into the bank be;
tween and 10 in the morning and remained
all day except few moments when he
stepped out to get some money. A man wen1
In with him, and during the day large num-
Der OF people were in the bank. He wa;
alone only for few minutes, If at all, TIL
when gentleman left him in the Office sit
ting at his table. This gentleman was Mr.
Parsons, who had a desk in the bank, ant
came in after dinner and went out about II
minutes before 8. Mr.. Curtis, the cashier o.
the national bank, came in at 8, went int
his own room, remained there ten or fifteer
minutes, and on going out tried Barron:
door and found it locked.
In the forenoon four or five persons wer,
in the savings bank at a time and pe0pl,
were going and coming all day. Mr.. Spragu,
sat at his window opposite, looking directl,
across the street till6 at night. The post
| masters daughter was in the post office al
| the afternoon and evening, and the pestmas
| ter also except for a short time, when h,
went to supper. Their room is directly un
| tinctly any one walking across the foo
above. Any unusual noise would have at
| tracted their attention. All of these circum
| stances are wholly at variance with the con
dition of things indicated by Stains story.